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4 days ago · In 1616, Dutch travelers, including Willem Schouten and Jacob Le Maire, discovered Cape Horn and recognized the southern end of Tierra del Fuego.
Jun 27, 2024 · Willem Schouten Dutch navigator and explorer who was the first to sail around Cape Horn, thus discovering the most southern route to the Pacific Ocean. Voyage Year: 1616
2 days ago · The first report of his discovery of an open channel south of Tierra del Fuego was written after the 1618 publication of the voyage of Willem Schouten and Jacob le Maire around Cape Horn in 1616.
5 days ago · Answer: Willem Schouten Named for Sir Francis Drake, Drake Passage provides a way to travel from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. Although Drake completed a circumnavigation himself in 1578, he didn't actually sail through the area bearing his name (in English speaking countries).
Jul 18, 2024 · It was named by Willem Cornelisz Schouten (1567? - 1625) after his home town when he (along with Jacob le Maire) led the first expedition to reach the Pacific Ocean by this route. They showed that Tierra del Fuego was not a southerly continent, as had been conjectured.
Jul 19, 2024 · In total we reviewed 13 primary sources associated to the expeditions of Fernando de Magallanes, Juan Ladrillero, Francis Drake, Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa, Jacob Mahu-Simon de Cordes, Oliver Van Noort, Joris van Spilbergen, Jacob Lemaire and Willem Schouten, John Narborough, Jean Baptiste de Gennes, Jacques Gouin de Beauchêne, John ...
Jul 16, 2024 · The islands served as natural stopover points for boat traffic, mostly between Fiji and Samoa. Futuna was first put on European maps by Willem Schouten and Jacob Le Maire, during their circumnavigation of the globe, in 1616.
